MINISTRY OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 825
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25 JULY 2014
Mr A M Mpontshane (IFP) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:
Whether her department has any plans to build proper housing structures in
Kliptown informal settlement; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant
details? NW912E
REPLY
The Department has plans to build proper housing structures in Kliptown
informal settlement.
The City of Johannesburg is currently building 111 units at Klipspruit
Extension 6 and 555 units at Klipspruit Extension 11 that will cater for
two informal settlements at Kliptown. The City will advertise two tenders,
namely for Klipspruit Extension 7 - 2000 units and for Sector 2 - 1500 new
units. Kliptown has a total of fourteen informal settlements namely :
Fred Clarke, Charter Square, Chris Hani , Market, Angola, Firstgate,
Geelkamers, Johnson Stop, Mandela square, Ngubane, Racecource, Tamatievlei,
Vaalkamers, Winnie Mandela Camp. The two projects above will cater for
residents in these fourteen informal settlements.
-----------------------
[pic]